CVE-2020-4740
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.5 and 11.7 is vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote...
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.5 and 11.7 is vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote attacker could inject malicious HTML code, which when viewed, would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site. IBM X-Force ID: 188150.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.5 and 11.7 is vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote attacker could inject malicious HTML code, which when viewed, would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site. IBM X-Force ID: 188150.
- Record
CVE-2020-4740- CVSS 3.0
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/A:N/C:L/S:C/UI:R/I:L/RL:O/E:U/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-25987
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.5 and 11.7 is vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote attacker could inject malicious HTML code, which when viewed, would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site. IBM X-Force ID: 188150.
- Record
EUVD-2020-25987- CVSS 3.0
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/A:N/C:L/S:C/UI:R/I:L/RL:O/E:U/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wpvg-x3c6-pj76 No score
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.5 and 11.7 is vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote...
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.5 and 11.7 is vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote attacker could inject malicious HTML code, which when viewed, would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site. IBM X-Force ID: 188150.
- Record
GHSA-wpvg-x3c6-pj76- Weakness
- CWE-74
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.5 and 11.7 is vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote attacker could inject malicious HTML code, which when viewed, would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site. IBM X-Force ID: 188150.
- Record
CVE-2020-4740- CVSS 3.1
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-4740 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.2) in Ibm Infosphere Information Server, published October 12, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.67%, the 52nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.